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RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 321-325Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0594-x
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rheumatoid arthritis; laryngeal involvement; rheumatoid nodule; cricoarytenoid joint
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the synovial membrane, which causes joint damage and bone destruction. Extra-articular manifestations are numerous, involving multiple organ systems. Rheumatoid nodules are common extra-articular findings occurring in 20% RA patients. They develop most commonly in pressure areas (elbows and finger joints) and may occasionally affect internal organs including pleura, lungs, meninges, larynx, and others. Furthermore, RA affects the ear, nose, and throat, causing various otorhinolaryngological symptoms. In this report we describe two patients with RA and laryngeal involvement, mostly rheumatoid nodule formation, with a review of the literature.
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